Mindfulness meditation increases interictal epileptiform discharges in meditation-naïve surgical epilepsy patients.
Epilepsia June 16, 2026 Shweta Soni, Karine Brochu, Paolo Federico et al.
Meditation has widely recognized psychological and neuromodulatory benefits, yet its effects on epileptiform activity remain unclear. This study examined whether novice meditation modulates interictal epileptiform discharges (IEDs) in patients with drug-resistant epilepsy using intracranial electroencephalography (iEEG). Twenty-seven meditation-naïve patients undergoing iEEG monitoring...